Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Lagos State Government has achieved significant progress in safety, security, and emergency response, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding lives and property across the state. Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde, disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at Alausa, Ikeja, to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s sixth year in office. Highlighting the key achievements of his agency, Oyerinde revealed that the state strengthened its security architecture by integrating the Nigerian Forest Security Service and recruiting 100 officers to patrol border communities. In a further boost, allowances for security operatives were doubled, and 320 essential…

A serious road traffic crash occurred in the vicinity of the Ikota School, Ajah, in Lagos on Thursday, rendering a driver and his passenger unconscious. The accident, Frontliners learnt, involved a white Ford SUV with the registration number KWL 574 CY and a fully occupied commercial mini-bus with number plate FST 207 YK. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said preliminary findings indicated that the driver of the Ford SUV, while allegedly travelling at a dangerously high speed, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the commercial mini-bus.The resulting impact left the mini-bus extensively damaged. The bus driver, according…

Lagos State Government has said it would strengthen inclusive governance by making its CitizensGate App multilingual features, just it stressed that more government agencies would enlisted on the platform. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative & Civic Engagement, Dr. Afolabi Tajudeen disclosed this on Thursday at the ministerial briefing to commemoration the second year anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu second term in office. Afolabi stated that the app, which is designed to bridge the communication gap between Government and Lagosians would now be supported with indigenous languages like Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and French alongside English. The enhancement,…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that Lagos will continue to champion initiatives that foster entrepreneurship, support innovation, and attract strategic investments in Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu made the declaration on Wednesday at the closing ceremony of the 16th Meeting of the National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment organised by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and hosted by the State Government. Speaking at the event themed, “Accelerating Diversification by Leveraging Industry, Trade, and Investment for Shared Prosperity”, Sanwo-Olu called on Nigerian policy makers to pursue accelerated diversification of the national economy by leveraging the enormous potential within industry, trade,…

There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Alake Sports Complex, Ijeja, Abeokuta, Ogun State, following an explosion caused by fire outbreak just as the National Sports Festival progresses. The complex is one of the venues of the ongoing National Sports Festival. The fire outbreak was said to have occurred when a truck was supplying diesel to the power generating set at the complex. The situation was said to have been put under control by emergency responders.In its reaction to the incident, Ogun State Government assured athletes participating in the ongoing sports festival as well as residents of their safety. The…

A dispatch rider has been arrested for allegedly absconding with medical equipment valued at ₦34,400,000, following a successful police investigation led by the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force. According to a statement issued on May 20, 2025, by CSP Ayuba T. Umma, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, the case originated from a complaint filed by Dr. Ajefolakemi John, a medical doctor based in Iloromu Quarters, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The doctor reported that on April 15, 2025, he had engaged a dispatch rider, identified as Matthew Owochotie Adoche, to transport medical equipment from Ikotun and Ikeja in…

Police in Kebbi State have arrested two suspects and recovered a peugeot 206, ash colour car stolen by the suspects from its owner in Birnin Kebbi. The suspects: Umar Yusuf , aged 25 yrs and Dalhatu Aminu, aged 23 yrs were arrested by police patrol team on suspicion. According to the Police PRO for Kebbi command, CSP Abubakar Nafiu the suspects zoomed off on siting the police patrol team leading to a pursuit. They confessed to have deceived the owner of the vehicle in Birnin Kebbi, that they wanted to buy the vehicle, but on the process of testing, they…

Police in Enugu have rescued 28 kidnapped victims, arrested ten male suspects, and recovered firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles, motorcycles, and other exhibits in coordinated operations around the State. According to a statement by the command’s PRO, SP Ndukwe Daniel, police operatives in Umumba division, working with the Neighbourhood Watch, Forest Guards, and community members rescued two male and two female victims kidnapped along Umumba-Ndiuno-Aguoba Road in Ezeagu Local Government Area. The team also arrested four male suspects involved in the crime.He stated that on the same day, operatives from 9th Mile Division in response to a distress call rescued and…

Operatives Lagos police command have arrested a 22-year-old man, identified as Maliki, for allegedly posing as a woman online to deceive unsuspecting men. The command’s PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday. He said that detectives of the Area F Command Ikeja arrested the suspect on May 16, after receiving complaints from victims. Hundeyin said that the suspect, who also blackmailed his victims, allegedly lured them into making nude video calls, which he exploits to blackmail them. He said after the complaint was received, the detectives swiftly commenced investigations, tracing the suspect to Oyo State…

The Lagos State Government has clarified that its ban on Single Use Plastics SUPs does not include pet bottles, water sachets and nylon carrier bags of more than 40 micron thickness. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab made the clarification on Tuesday while reacting to deliberate viral misrepresentations by some people that the ban involves all categories of Single Use Plastics. The enforcement of the Single Use Plastics (SUPs) comes into effect on July 1, 2025. According to the Commissioner, “the position of the State Government has not changed that only single use plastics consisting of…